Lisa A. Johnson

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Lisa Anne Johnson

| image = Lisa Johnson 2024 (cropped).jpg

| office = United States Ambassador to Lebanon

| status =

| term_start = January 11, 2024https://twitter.com/usembassybeirut/status/1745468449671778629?t=xZp8upqjR1bFyxtmQTrFhA&s=19

| term_end =

| predecessor = Dorothy Shea

| successor =

| office1 = United States Ambassador to Namibia

| president1 = Donald Trump
Joe Biden

| term_start1 = February 21, 2018

| term_end1 = July 2, 2021

| predecessor1 = Thomas F. Daughton

| successor1 = Randy W. Berry

| office2 = United States Ambassador to the Bahamas
{{small|Charge d'affaires}}

| president2 = Barack Obama
Donald Trump

| term_start2 = July 9, 2014

| term_end2 = November 9, 2017

| predecessor2 = John W. Dinkelman
(Charge d'affaires)

| successor2 = James Herren
(Charge d'affaries)

| birth_name = Lisa Anne Johnson

| birth_place =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}}

| education = Stanford University
Columbia University
National War College

| caption = Johnson in 2024

}}

Lisa Anne Johnson (born 1967) is an American diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to Lebanon. She previously served as the United States ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021.

Early life and education

Johnson earned master's degrees from the National War College and Columbia University, as well as a bachelor's degree from Stanford University.

Career

Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, having served as the deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Johnson previously served the United States Ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021{{Cite web|title=Lisa A. Johnson|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/lisa-a-johnson/|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=United States Department of State|language=en-US}} and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas, from 2014 to 2017. Her overseas posts have included time at U.S. embassies in Beirut, Lebanon; Islamabad, Pakistan; Luanda, Angola; and Pretoria, South Africa. Johnson was also posted to the Office of the Secretary General of NATO in Brussels, Belgium. She has also served as a senior official at the U.S. State Department, National Security Council and Vice President's Office.{{cite news|last1=Bewig|first1=Matt|title=U.S. Ambassador to Namibia: Who Is Lisa A. Johnson?|url=http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/us-ambassador-to-namibia-who-is-lisa-a-johnson-171201?news=860378|accessdate=December 16, 2017|publisher=AllGov|date=December 1, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Spero|first1=Domani|title=Trump Nominates Career Diplomat Lisa A. Johnson to be U.S. Ambassador to Namibia|url=https://diplopundit.net/2017/10/16/trump-nominates-career-diplomat-lisa-a-johnson-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-namibia/ |accessdate=December 16, 2017|publisher=Diplopundit|date=October 16, 2017}}

=US Ambassador to Namibia=

On October 5, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Johnson to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Namibia.{{cite web |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration – The White House |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-key-additions-administration-15/ |website=trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov |access-date=April 29, 2023}} She served in this role from 2018 to 2021.{{Cite web|title=Lisa A. Johnson|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/lisa-a-johnson/|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=United States Department of State|language=en-US}}

=US ambassador to Lebanon=

On February 13, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Johnson to be the next ambassador to Lebanon.{{cite web |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/13/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-37/ |website=The White House |access-date=April 29, 2023 |date=February 13, 2023}} Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 16, 2023. Her nomination was favorably reported to the Senate floor on June 1, 2023. She was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on December 14, 2023.{{cite web |title=PN307 — Lisa A. Johnson — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/307 |website=US Congress |access-date=April 29, 2023}} She arrived in Lebanon on January 11, 2024.{{Cite press release |title=ARRIVAL OF AMBASSADOR LISA A. JOHNSON IN LEBANON |date=January 11, 2024 |publisher=U.S. Embassy in Lebanon |url=https://lb.usembassy.gov/arrival-of-ambassador-lisa-a-johnson-in-lebanon/ |access-date=January 21, 2024}} She presented her credentials on February 6, 2025.{{Cite press release |title=Ambassador Lisa Johnson presented her credentials to President Joseph Aoun |date=February 6, 2025 |publisher=U.S. Embassy in Lebanon |url=https://lb.usembassy.gov/ambassador-johnson-presents-credentials-to-president-aoun/ |access-date=April 17, 2025}}

On October 11, 2024, Johnson declared support for the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and Israel’s efforts to “eliminate Hezbollah completely, beyond just degrading its military capabilities.” According to pro-Hezbollah sources, she was reportedly working to “prepare Lebanon for an era after Hezbollah” while calling on Lebanese people to “rise up and free themselves from Hezbollah.”{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=US ambassador reportedly takes unusual step to crush Hezbollah – www.israelhayom.com |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/10/29/us-calls-on-lebanon-to-rise-up-against-hezbollah/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=US plans for a post-Hezbollah Lebanon are trying to revive a failed strategy |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-lebanon-plans-post-hezbollah-revive-failed-strategy |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}